Reduce Food Waste

Did you know?

In Canada, over 47% of edible food wasted occurs at home, with households wasting approximately $1400 worth of food each year. The other 53% of food waste occurs along the food value chain, where food is produced, processed, transported or sold.

According to Statistics Canada, in 2007 each Canadian wasted on average approximately 183 kilograms of edible food, an estimated 269 meals wasted per person that year!

We can all play a part in reducing food waste at home. Below are tips and resources for how.